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Ubuntu developers have restricted access to the utility /usr/bin/dmesg only for users in the 'adm' group. Currently, non-privileged Ubuntu users do not have access to /var/log/kern.log, /var/log/syslog, and system events in journalctl but can view the kernel event log through dmesg. The reason given is the presence of information in the output of dmesg that could be exploited by attackers for […]
Sebastian Krause identified the source of a strange incompatibility with the Bypass service of the dehydrated script, which is used for automating TLS certificate acquisition via the ACME protocol. Both the reference client and uacme work with Bypass, but not dehydrated (to be precise, it also worked with some workarounds, but exclusively in dns-1 mode). The reason turned out to be trivial: instead of parsing the response in JSON format by […]
After more than a year of development, the openSUSE Leap 15.2 distribution has been released. The release is built using the base set of packages from the developing SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2 distribution, on top of which newer releases of user applications from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository are provided. A universal DVD image is available for download, sized at 4 GB, as well as a slim installation image that allows package downloads via […]
Vimeo has released a new version of the static analyzer Psalm 3.12, which helps identify both obvious and subtle errors in PHP code and can automatically fix certain types of errors. The system is suitable for detecting issues in both legacy code and code making use of modern features introduced in new PHP branches. The project's code is written in […]
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), which develops internet protocols and architecture, has completed the creation of the RFC for the "DNS Push Notifications" mechanism and published the related specification under the identifier RFC 8765. The RFC has received the status of "Proposed Standard," after which work will commence to promote the RFC to Draft Standard status, effectively signifying full protocol stabilization and consideration of all […]
PPSSPP is an emulator for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) video game console that operates using high-level emulation technology (HLE). The emulator works on a wide variety of platforms, including Windows, GNU/Linux, macOS, and Android, allowing users to run a vast array of games on the PSP. PPSSPP does not require the original PSP firmware (and is unable to run it). In version 1.10: Graphics and compatibility improvements Performance enhancements […]
After two years of development, a new version of the Lua programming language — 5.4 — was quietly released on June 29. Lua is a simple, interpreted programming language that is easy to embed in applications. Because of these qualities, Lua is widely used as an extension language or for program configuration (particularly in computer games). Lua is distributed under the MIT license. The previous version (5.3.5) was released […]
An emergency patch release of Firefox 78.0.1 has been published, which addresses an issue that arose in Firefox 78 causing installed search engines to disappear. After updating the browser, the quick access list to search engines was empty for some users, disrupting the auto-completion feature in the address bar and preventing queries from being sent through the search field on the homepage. The cause of the failure was related to enabling […]
Developers of Fedora are discussing the discontinuation of booting using the classic BIOS and leaving the option for installation only on systems that support UEFI. It is noted that systems based on the Intel platform have been shipped with UEFI since 2005, and by 2020, Intel planned to cease support for BIOS in client systems and data center platforms. The discussion on phasing out BIOS support […]
A release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.8 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been created, based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is ensured by the Tor network. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. To store user data in persistent mode between sessions, […]
The release of the dynamic tracing and analysis platform Frida 12.10 has been introduced, which can be viewed as an equivalent to Greasemonkey for native programs, allowing control over a program’s operation during execution, just as Greasemonkey allows control over the processing of web pages. Program tracing is supported on Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and QNX platforms. The source code of all project components is distributed under a free […]
Salvatore Sanfilippo, the creator of the Redis database, announced that he will no longer be maintaining the project and will dedicate his time to something else. According to Salvatore, in recent years his work has been focused on reviewing external proposals for improving and changing the code, which is not what he wanted to be doing, as he prefers writing […]